# Incident 20031023031789I: Piper PA24250, Fayetteville, NC, October 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2003, 15:41 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9912° N, 78.8803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD (FAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9912&lon=-78.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6301P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6301P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031023031789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED THE DARE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR KITTY HAWK AND WAS RETURNING TO LILLINGTON NEAR FAYETTEVILLE. ON APPROACH TO LILLINGTON HE SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT FEEL THE GEAR EXTEND NOR DID HE GET ANY INDICATION LIGHTS. HE THEN NOTICED THAT HE HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE USED HIS HANDHELD RADIO TO CONTACT FAY ATC AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE. HE FLEW TO FAY AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. HE CONDUCTED SEVERAL FLY-BYS AT FAY AND DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN. HE THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT FAY. ON SITE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. OPERATIONAL TESTS CONDUCTED AT A LATER DATE BY MAINTENANCE FACILITY COULD NOT DUPLICATE LANDING GEAR NORMAL OR EMERGENCY EXTENSION MALFUNCTION. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT TESTED DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS WERE SENT TO AN AUTHORIZED OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR TESTING. THE PILOTS STATEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH A FAILED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RESULTING LOW BATTERY CHARGE STATE.

## Other reports on N6301P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900426019209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426019209I), Apr 26, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N6301P), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. Landed with gear retracted. Pilot stated human factors was the cause of the incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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